The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-08-27
MICHIGAN.
Condensed Reports OF the Latest lows
from all Parts OF the State.


reported AT Portland.
Lansing grocers have selected l..
NJ. as the c.oslng hour.
A busidess mcs association has
been formed at Ashley
Twenty-Five men are employed in
making hand cars in q Howell factory.
Judge Champhu. OF the state SUI
preme bench, Is very III at Rome, n. Y.
"A site for Muskegon's public libra
ry is being hunted up by the direct
ors.
There Is q street i'm Milo. Oscoda
county, which is occupied entirely by
Smiths.
Extensive repairs are being made
on nearly all the buildings at the
university.
-Muskegon mill men complain that
there is scarcity Of common labor
ers in the city.
"A Battle Greek preacher refused
TO attend funeral until his fee of 81
was guaranteed.
The project OF holding trl- county
fair at South Lyon is receiving consid.
cradle attention.
Miss NJ. Irene Hoyt, the eccentric
New York heiress, is visiting friends
in East Saginaw.
Nearly $500 acres of swamp land
near Little Black Lake will be re
claimed this year.
On Sept the voters of Coldwater
will decide for or against a 100000
water works plant
Preparations for general reunion
of the Frenchmen in the upper PENN
sular are being made.
A stock company win hereafter
endeavor TO make the normal college
at Flint financial success.
--Newaygo's artesian well Is said TO
be drawing the water out OF all the
other wells in the vicinity.
1t Is estimated that FIRE within two
weeks has destroyed $1,000 worth Of
fences in Gratiot county alone.
The largest load of hay ever drawn
to Lansing was on exhibition last sat
urday. IL weighed $3.50 pounds.
The state school for the blind at
Lansing will reopen for the reception
OF pupils on Wednesday, sept. IA.
The north Michigan firemen's
tournament will be held at Alma, Aug
25, with prizes amounting 10 $500.
1t has been ascertained beyond
doubt that the recent fires at Mar
shall were incendiary in their origin.
Senior A. Zalaya, Minister of the
French Republic In Honduras, is in
Grand Rapids, the guest of l. NJ. IVES
ton.
The arrangements are all complet-
ed at lonia for the reception of the
central Michigan veterans, Aug 10th
TO 18th.
If the town OF Owosso will raise
a bonus of $685. 900 and donate forty
acre site che can secure the r., A. a. X
n. M. shops at once.
-One hundred and fifty Of the 3ls
votes counted after the recent election
in the first ward Of West Bay City
were cast Dy women.
Several letter boxes at Saginaw city
have been broken into and the con
tents burned. The work is credited
10 mischievous boys.
The Benton Harbor CHANGERS are
still talking OF building speedy har-
vest apple steamer 20 run between
their place and Chicago.
The Coldwater Young Mems
Christian Association Is starting Sun
day-schools in all the empty school
houses in Branch county.
John Judge Is in jail at East Sagi-
nav for horse stealing. He says he
was drunk when he stole the horse and
did not realize what he was doing.
AT the special election in Alma,
lately, TO bond the town In the sum OF
$4,000 for public improvements the
vote stood $50 for and only l3 against.
1T Is thought that before sixty
days elapse the railroad now being
built between Cadillac and Mount
Pleasant will be completed and ready
for use.
Edward x Adams heating stove,
and scale board works at Carleton,
were consumed by fire, with a large
amount Of stock, Wednesday. Loss,
$4,000, with insurance at $1,000.
"A successful attempt to put out
the fires In the Calumet and Hecla
mines with carbonic acid gas was
made recently. Three men were over